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Lohsa

Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″E / 51.38389°N 14.40333°E / 51.38389; 14.40333
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Lohsa/Łaz
Municipality
Coat of arms of Lohsa/Łaz
Coat of arms
Location of Lohsa/Łaz within Bautzen district
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Lohsa/Łaz is located in Germany
Lohsa/Łaz
Lohsa/Łaz
Lohsa/Łaz is located in Saxony
Lohsa/Łaz
Lohsa/Łaz
Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″E / 51.38389°N 14.40333°E / 51.38389; 14.40333
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Government
 • Mayor (2016–23) Thomas Leberecht[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
134.36 km2 (51.88 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
5,145
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02999
Dialling codes035724/035726
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
WebsiteEinheitsgemeinde Lohsa

Lohsa (German) or Łaz (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality (German: Einheitsgemeinde) in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.

The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

  • Municipal building in Lohsa
    Municipal building in Lohsa
  • Church in Lohsa
    Church in Lohsa
  • School in Lohsa
    School in Lohsa
  • Castle in Weißig/Wysoka in Lohsa district
    Castle in Weißig/Wysoka in Lohsa district

Villages

Several villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian):

Economy and Infrastructure

Education

The municipality of Lohsa has a primary school in Groß Särchen and a secondary school.

Traffic

To the east of the municipality runs the B 156, to the west the B 96, via which the B 97 to the northwest can be reached. Lohsa is connected to the Niesky-Hoyerswerda(-Falkenberg (Elster)-Roßlau (Elbe)) railway line by a demand stop. The RB 64 line (Hoyerswerda-Görlitz) operates here as Seenland-Neisse-Shuttle.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  • Media related to Lohsa at Wikimedia Commons


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